A sequoia is a very tall tree which grows in California. There are several different types of sequoia.
...a grove of majestic sequoias.
sequoia in British English
(sɪˈkwɔɪə)
noun
either of two giant Californian coniferous trees, Sequoia sempervirens (redwood) or Sequoiadendron giganteum (formerly Sequoia gigantea) (big tree or giant sequoia): family Taxodiaceae
Word origin
C19: New Latin, named after Sequoya, known also as George Guess, (?1770–1843), Native American scholar and leader
sequoia in American English
(sɪˈkwɔɪə)
US
noun
1.
big tree
2.
redwood (sense 1)
Word origin
ModL, genus name: after Sequoyah (Cherokee sikwo˙ya)
Examples of 'sequoia' in a sentence
sequoia
And in the far corner of my meadow I shall plant a sequoia sapling that will grow up straight and clean and true.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2001)
Hal Lawson would like to think of a sequoia shading his final resting place.
Trenhalle, John A MEANS TO EVIL (2001)
It was like pushing a sequoia, but he gave way and she darted around him.
Wood, Bari DOLL'S EYES (2001)
Finally it stopped---frozen---with one foot in the air; then slowly, with the majesty of a sequoia, it fell, face forward, at their feet.